Jack Kirby's Fourth World #10 is an issue of the series Jack Kirby's Fourth World (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1997.
Synopsis for "Aftermath"
The New Gods of New Genesis gather to assess the damage caused by their separation from Apokolips. Lightray explains that the breakup caused fire pits to appear, spitting lava, boiling the waters, and melting the south pole. In the middle of the chaos, the Genesisians look at the only one they consider fit to replace Highfather: Scott Free. Scott, however, doesn't want to go ahead with the coronation and feels unfit to fulfill his father's role.
Meanwhile, on Earth, Oberon reunites with Shilo Norman and Ted Brown and is shocked to find another familiar face: his daughter Christine.
On Apokolips, Metron gathers with Desaad to carry on a scheme to rescue Darkseid from the Source Wall.
In New Genesis, with an hour left before the coronation, Orion questions Tigra about what she meant when she said Orion is not Darkseid's son. Tigra explains that when Darkseid threatened to kill her, she pretended to be pregnant to save herself. For that matter, she had an affair with a captain of the imperial guard to bear a child and hide her lies. However, before the child was born, Darkseid put Tigra in a bio-freeze pod for a thousand years and only unfroze her when his power base on Apokolips was strong enough. Orion, however, doesn't buy her story and asks why his true face resembles Darkseid if he isn't his real.
Elsewhere, Scott visits the wizard Shazam and asks him to remove his god powers. Afterward, he attends the coronation, where Takion appoints Scott Free Highfather in front of all New Genesis.
Appearing in "Aftermath"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Christine Little
- Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)
- Oberon
- Shazam
- Takion
- Ted Brown
Locations:
- Apokolips (Flashback and main story)
- New Genesis
Items:
- Mother Box
- Bio-Freeze Pod
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Lesson One"
After surviving Darkseid's Omega Beams, Iluthin arrives in Renaissance Italy in 1502. There, he becomes a servant of Cesare Borgia and trains under his weapons master. Cesare is impressed with Iluthin's training but has reason to believe he has an affair with his sister Claudia, which turns out to be true. As punishment, Cesare sets a trap for him and makes him fall into Orsini's hold, who torture him to get information about the Borgias.
Meanwhile, on Apokolips, Kanto 13 finds Iluthin's location and opens a Boom Tube to hunt and kill Iluthin.
Appearing in "Lesson One"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Claudia
Antagonists:
- Duke Orsini
- Lucretia
- Matteo
Other Characters:
- Rudolpho
- Cesare Borgia
- Kanto 13
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Jack Kirby's Fourth World series
- Images from Jack Kirby's Fourth World Vol 1 10